Best movies of 1980s

On Golden Pond(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.



The Fox and the Hound(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Two childhood friends find themselves forced to become enemies.



History of the World: Part I(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.



The Howling(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 22

After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.



Knightriders(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A medieval reenactment troupe find it increasingly difficult to keep their family-like group together, with pressure from local law enforcement, interest from entertainment agents and a growing sense of delusion from their leader.



Conan the Destroyer(1984)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.



Cruising(1980)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 27

A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.



A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The last girl from Elm Street is still bothered by dreams about Freddy; soon he returns and kills her, but before she died she wills her power to a new friend.



The Mission(1986)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.



Trust(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 34

After being thrown away from home, Maria encounters a lady who complains of not having children. Almost getting raped, she ends up in an abandoned house, where she meets Matthew. When a baby is kidnapped Maria sets out to find the lady.



Stand and Deliver(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 28

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.



Hellbound: Hellraiser II(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.



Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 47

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.



Kickboxer(1989)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.



Night of the Living Dead(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 19

The unburied dead return to life and seek human victims.



Le grand bleu(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.



The Freshman(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A NYC film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.



Truly Madly Deeply(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 36

A woman dealing with inconsolable grief over the death of her partner gets another chance when he returns to earth as a ghost.



Au revoir les enfants(1987)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.



Beaches(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.




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